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possibly by Wernher[r] von Tegernsee (flourished 1172) and from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Käuzlein
 (Sung text for setting by L. Reichardt)
 Matches base text
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE
Ich armes Käuzlein kleine,
Wo soll ich fliegen aus,
Bei Nacht so gar alleine,
Bringt mir so manchen Graus
Das macht der Eulen Ungestalt
Ihr Trauern mannigfalt.

Ich wills Gefieder schwingen,
Gen Holz in grünen Wald,
Die Vögel hören singen,
In mancherlei Gestalt
Vor allen lieb' ich Nachtigall,
Vor allen liebt' mich Nachtigall.

Die Kinder unten glauben,
Ich deute Böses an,
Sie wollen mich vertreiben
Das ich nicht schreien kann
Wenn ich was deute tut's mir leid,
Und was ich schrei' ist keine Freud'.

Mein Ast ist mir entwichen,
Darauf ich ruhen sollt',
Sein Blättlein all' verblichen,
Frau Nachtigall geholt
Das schafft der Eulen falsche Tück,
Die störet all mein Glück.
Note: the catalog from Kistner of 1894 indicates the author of this text is Wernher von Tegernsee.

Composition:

    Set to music by Luise Reichardt (1779 - 1826), "Käuzlein"

Text Authorship:

  • possibly by Wernher[r] von Tegernsee (flourished 1172), appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn
  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , appears in Des Knaben Wunderhorn

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "Uiltje", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Moi, pauvre petite hulotte", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 111

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